Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission promotes pulmonary fibrosis progression through the regulation of lipid metabolic reprogramming by ROS/HIF-1α

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OBJECTIVE: To confirm the mechanism of dynamic-related protein 1 (Drp1)-mediated mitochondrial fission through ROS/HIF-1α-mediated regulation of lipid metabolic reprogramming in the progression of pulmonary fibrosis (PF).

METHODS: A mouse model of PF was established by intratracheal instillation of bleomycin (BLM) (2.5 mg/kg). A PF cell model was constructed by stimulating MRC-5 cells with TGF-β (10 ng/mL). Pathological changes in the lung tissue and related protein levels were observed via tissue staining. The indicators related to lipid oxidation were detected by a kit, and lipid production was confirmed through oil red O staining. Inflammatory factors were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RT-qPCR, Western blotting and immunofluorescence staining were used to detect the expression of genes and proteins related to the disease. We used CCK-8 and EdU staining to confirm cell proliferation, flow cytometry was used to confirm apoptosis and ROS levels, α-SMA expression was detected by immunofluorescence staining, and mitochondria were observed by MitoTracker staining.

RESULTS: The BLM induced lung tissue structure and alveolar wall thickening in mice. Mitochondrial fission was observed in MRC-5 cells induced by TGF-β, which led to increased cell proliferation; decreased apoptosis; increased expression of collagen, α-SMA and Drp1; and increased lipid oxidation and inflammation. Treatment with the Drp1 inhibitor mdivi-1 or transfection with si-Drp1 attenuated the induction of BLM and TGF-β. For lipid metabolism, lipid droplets were formed in BLM-induced lung tissue and in TGF-β-induced cells, fatty acid oxidation genes and lipogenesis-related genes were upregulated, ROS levels in cells were increased, and the expression of HIF-1α was upregulated. Mdivi-1 treatment reversed TGF-β induction, while H2O2 treatment or OE-HIF-1α transfection reversed the effect of mdivi-1.

CONCLUSION: In PF, inhibition of Drp1 can prevent mitochondrial fission in fibroblasts and regulate lipid metabolism reprogramming through ROS/HIF-1α; thus, fibroblast activation was inhibited, alleviating the progression of PF.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

Enthalten in:

Cellular signalling - 117(2024) vom: 02. März, Seite 111075

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tong, Zhongkai [VerfasserIn]
Du, Xuekui [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Jing, Fangxue [VerfasserIn]
Ma, JiangPo [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Yingying [VerfasserIn]
Lou, Saiyun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qiong [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Zhaoxing [VerfasserIn]

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BBX060AN9V
Drp1
HIF-1α
Hydrogen Peroxide
Journal Article
Lipid metabolism
Mitochondrial fission
Pulmonary fibrosis
ROS
Reactive Oxygen Species
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transforming Growth Factor beta

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cellsig.2024.111075

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368191982